Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 6

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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ARMSTRONG, William C., civil engineer; b. Marietta, Ia., 1859; s. J. C. and Elizabeth Arm- strong; grad. in civil engineering course from Iowa State College, Ames, Ia., 1881. Engaged in practice of civil engineering since 1881 and since 1899 with Chicago & North-Western Ry., of which has been bridge engineer since 1902. Mem. Western Soc. of Engineers. Office: 156 Lake St. Residence: Wilmette. Ill.

ARND, Charles, lawyer; b. Bernard's Bay, N. Y., Jan. 26, 1855; s. Frederick Arnd; ed. public schools, prepared for college in Haver- ling Free Acad., Bath, N. Y .; grad. Amherst College, A.B., 1875; post graduate work in Univs. of Berlin and Heidelberg, Germany; studied law in offices at Bath, N. Y. Admitted to bar at Bath, N. Y., Apr., 1878, and to bar of Illinois by Appellate Court in Chicago, same year; began practice at once; appointed jus- tice of the peace in North Chicago, Dec., 1880, and reappointed in 1883; since close of term has given entire attention to practice; was partner with Nathaniel C. Sears in firm of Sears & Arnd; later mem. of Arnd, Evans & Arnd, and now of Arnd & Arnd. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Evanston, Evanston Country, Evanston Boat, Glen View. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: Evanston, III.

ARNESON, Nils, manufacturer; b. near Drammen, Norway, Mar. 10, 1840; s. Arne and Anna (Skolpe) Arneson; ed. common schools; m. Chicago, July, 1870, Hilda Solner; one daughter: Anna (Mrs. Alfred Normann). Learned trade of cabinet maker in Norway; came to U. S., 1861; served 3 years in Civil War, in Co. A, 15th Wisconsin Volunteers. Started in the furniture manufacturing busi- ness in Chicago in 1868, and was burned out in the fire of 1871, on Canal St. Resumed busi- ness after fire and from 1879 to 1884, firm of Johnson & Arneson; incorporated in 1884 un- der style of The Central Manufacturing Co., of which is pres. and treas. Director of Chi- cago Manufacturers' Assn .; mem. Lyons Post No. 9, G. A. R. Office: 37-41 Armour St. Resi- dence: 672 N. Hoyne Av.

ARNEY, John Jacob, lawyer; b. Wyandotte Co., O., Aug. 13, 1856; s. Jacob and Catharine (Businger) Arney; attended public schools of Clark Co., Ill .; grad. Union College of Law, Chicago, 1885; unmarried. Taught in public schools of Clark Co., Ill., 1876-84; admitted to bar in 1886 and since then engaged in general practice of law. Mem. of the Illinois State, and Chicago Bar Assns. Republican. Club: Marquette. Office: 92 LaSalle St.

ARNOLD, Adolph (Frederick William), packer; h. Guben, Brandenburg. Ger., Sept. 9, 1849; s. Adolph and Augusta Arnold; came to U. S. with parents in 1857: ed. Chicago public schools; m. 1st, 1872, Wilhemina Kossack (now deceased); children: Hugo F., Oscar, Emily; m. 2d, Oct. 10, 1900, Minnie Gloy, of Chicago. On leaving school entered house of Arnold Bros., packers, established by his father, himself and two brothers, the three brothers succeeding to the entire business on death of the father: is now pres. Also pres. Arnold, Schwinn & Co., bicycle manufacturers, and has large real estate holdings. Mem. Or- pheus Männerchor Singing Soc .. and Schles- wig-Holstein Verein. Mason (32º)-past mas- ter Lessing Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; K. T.,

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ARNOLD, Bion Joseph, electrical engineer, inventor; b. Casnovia, near Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 14, 1861; s. Joseph and Geraldine (Reynolds) Arnold; ed. Ashland (Neb.) public schools, 1872-9, Univ. of Nebraska, 1879-80; grad. Hillsdale College, B.S., 1884, M.S., 1887, hon. M.Ph., 1889; post-graduate course Cor- nell, 1888-9; E.E., Univ. of Nebraska, 1897; m. Reading, Mich., Jan. 14, 1886, Carrie Estelle Berry; children: Maude Luciele, Stanley Berry, Robert Melville. Became general agent for en- gine company, 1884-6; later draftsman for Edward P. Allis Co., Milwaukee; chief design- er Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Ia .; mechanical engineer Chicago, St. Paul & Kansas City Ry., 1888-9; later consulting engineer for Chicago office, General Electric Co .; since 1893 inde- pendent consulting engineer. Designer and builder Intramural Ry., World's Columbian Exposition; consulting electrical engineer Chi- cago & Milwaukee Electric Ry., where he first demonstrated the practicability of the rotary converter substation system of electric rail- ways afterward accepted as standard; Chicago Board of Trade, C., B. & Q. R. R .; devised plan for electrically operating trains of New York Central R. R. in and out of New York, and now mem. of commission supervising work; consulting engineer for city of Chicago to plan a subway and revise street and elevated railway systems of city, 1902. Pres. and direc- tor of Arnold Electric Power Station Co., Kenosha Electric Ry. Co. Inventor of com- bined direct-connected machines, a magnetic clutch, storage battery improvements, and new systems and devices for electric rail- ways. Pioneer in single phase alternating current railway work and the first to demon- strate its practicability. Pres. Am. Insti- tute Electrical Engineers, 1903-4 (delegate International Electrical Congress, Paris, 1900); trustee Western Soc. Engineers; mem. A. A. A. S., Am. Soc. for Promotion of Engi- neering Education; 1st vice-pres. and chair- man executive committee International Elec- trical Congress, St. Louis, 1904. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Engineers and Transporta- tion (New York). Office: Marquette Bldg. Res- idence: 4713 Kimbark Av.

ARNOLD, Daniel Allen, treas. Rand, Mc- Nally & Co .; b. Warren Co., Pa., Feb. 21, 1843; s. George John and Maria Salome (Reig) Ar- nold; ed. common schools of Pennsylvania, 4 terms at Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill., and course at Bryant & Stratton Business College, Chicago; served in Civil War in Co. F., 134th Regt. of Illinois Volunteers; m. Chi- cago, Dec. 24, 1866, Sabina Ruth; children: Nellie Sabine (Mrs. Rose), Aurie Florence (Mrs. Craig). Was connected with the Bryant & Stratton Business College as teacher and head of departments, until 1873, when entered employ of Rand, McNally & Co., printers, pub- lishers and stationers, as general bookkeeper, from which he advanced to present position as treas. and director of the company. Also treas. and director of The Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. Democrat. Mem. G. A. R. Mem. and past master Masonic lodge, and mem. chapter and consistory, and Shriner. Office: 166 Adams St. Residence: Western Springs, Il1.

ARNOLD, George Bissell, 2d vice-pres. of Bradner, Smith & Co., paper makers; b. Gene- seo, N. Y., Feb. 14, 1855; s. Henry L. and Helen (Bissell) Arnold; ed. public schools; unmarried. Upon leaving school in 1872, en- tered the employ of Bradner, Smith & Co., as collector; has continued with the firm ever since, passing successively through the various stages of the business until, in 1905, he was finally promoted to his present position as the 2d vice-pres. of the company. Republican. Of- fice: 184-186 Monroe St. Residence: 3230 South Park Av.

ARNOLD, James Middleton, retired machin- ery dealer; b. Libertyville, Lake Co., Ill., Apr. 26, 1841; s. Christopher and Clarissa (Randall) Arnold; ed. Milwaukee, Wis., and 2 years' course in college at Beaver Dam, Wis .; en- listed as private in 24th Wis. Volunteers, 1862; served with regt., taking part in battles of Resaca, Chaplin Hills, Murfreesboro, Adair- ville, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Spring Hill, Franklin, Nashville, and several others, was 4 months in Libby Prison; and after Jan., 1865, was or- dered to Nashville, where, under Gov. Brown- low, was made asst. adjutant-general of the State and commissioned major of 3d Tennes- see Cav .; mustered out of service near close of 1865 and returned to Milwaukee; m. first, 1863, Carrie Wallace, of Salem, Mass. (died 1875); children: Jay Brentwood, Blanche Beatrice (now Mrs. Haynie R. Pearson); m. second, 1876, Mrs. Laura E. (Kenny) Porter, of Salem, Mass. In 1865 established in Milwau- kee in the business of buying and selling machinery; removed the business to Chicago in 1876, and has since conducted it here, erect- ing his present building in 1884. Has been receiver for several prominent business houses here and elsewhere. Was Captain of the cele- brated Milwaukee Life Guard, afterward colo- nel 1st Wisconsin State Militia, 1872-6, and at same time mem. Milwaukee City Council. Mem. G. A. R., Columbia Post 706. Office: 36 W. Monroe St. Residence: 5721 Midway Park (Austin).

ARNOLD, Oswald James, sec. Illinois Life Insurance Co .; b. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1873; s. James and Elizabeth (McKenna) Ar- nold; grad. from Univ. of Chicago, B.S., in class of 1897; unmarried. On leaving college in 1897 became private sec. to E. D. Stevens, pres. of the Illinois Life Insurance Co. Later was in the field for appointing agents and also soliciting life insurance, and in 1900 was ap- pointed asst. sec .; in 1901 was elected sec. and director and actuary of the company. Also di- rector Jackson Trust and Savings Bank, and Prairie National Bank. Republican. Episcopa- lian. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago Athletic, Mid- lothian Country, Union League. Office: 134 Monroe St. Residence: Union League Club.

ARNOLD, Ralph Glenroy, sec. and treas. Arnold Electric Power Station Co .; b. Ash- land, Neb., Feb. 25, 1876; s. Joseph and Ger- aldine (Reynolds) Arnold; ed. Nebraska pub- lic schools; m. New York, Apr. 5, 1904, Hazel Virginia McLane. Since July, 1896, sec. and treas. of the Arnold Electric Power Station and of the Kenosha Electric Ry. Co. Re- publican. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 5001 Vincennes Av.

ARNOLD, Samuel George, manufacturer; b. Elk Rapids, Mich., Aug. 19, 1873; s. Samuel W. and Sarephine (Bennett) Arnold; ed. public schools of Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. Edina, Mo., June 3, 1901, Katherine Moore. Began business life in 1887 with the Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co., at Grand Rapids, Mich .; in 1889 engaged in the electrical busi- ness with the Grand Rapids Edison Co. and continued with them until coming to Chicago in 1890; was in U. S. Customs Service, 1893-4; then with Chicago Telephone Co. until 1901; organized Chicago Electric Mfg. Co., 1902, and was pres. until organization of Arnold Electric Mfg. Co., May, 1904, of which he is now pres. Democrat. Episcopalian. Office: 141 S. Clinton St. Residence: 6436 Stewart Av.

ARNOLD, Wayland Lloyd, contractor; b. Hillsdale Co., Mich., July 6, 1863; s. Joseph and Geraldine (Reynolds) Arnold; ed. Ashland (Neb.) public school, 1872-80, Univ. of Nebras- ka, 1880-1, Hillsdale College, Michigan, 1881-2; m. Mt. Vernon, Ill., Sept. 7, 1899, Ida Evans. Was junior mem. of firm of Joseph Arnold & Son, Ashland, Neb., retail shoe dealers, 1882-8; for short time with Am. Loan and Trust Co.,

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Ashland, Neb .; mg Cinderella Shoe House, Minneapolis, Minn., 1887-8; city sales- man and agent Excelsior Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 1, 1889, to Apr. 1, 1890; mgr. of St. Louis office, Thomson-Houston Electric Co., St. Louis, Mo., 1890-2, of St. Louis and Kansas City offices, General Electric Co., of New York, 1892-6; and May 1, 1896, to July 1, 1897, located at Chicago office with General Electric Co. In 1896 the Arnold Electric Power Station Co. was incorporated; was its mgr., 1897-1901, and since 1901 has been general mgr. and vice-pres. Also vice-pres. and gen- eral mgr. Kenosha Electric Ry. Co., Kenosha, Wis., and vice-pres. Horton Water and Light Co., Horton, Kan. Republican. Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 3800 Ellis Av.

ARNOLD, William, real estate officer; b. Chicago, Jan. 6, 1868; s. Frank and Emily (Glaenzer) Arnold; ed. private acad. in Chi- cago, 5 years in private schools in Germany, 1 year in Metropolitan Business College, Chi- cago, and 2 years in Chicago Business Law School; unmarried. After leaving business col- lege, 1884, was private sec. to E. J. Lehmann (proprietor of The Fair) until 1890; with national bank and private bank, 1890-6; since 1896, real estate officer Chicago Title & Trust Co. Independent in politics. Mem. Chicago Sharpshooters' Assn., Y. M. C. A., Independent Religious Soc. of Chicago. Office: 100 Wash- ington St. Residence: 340 Hampton Court.

ARNSTEIN, Eugene, shoe factory cement and enamel manufr, and general exporter; b. Fuerth, Bavaria, June 7, 1855; s. Hyman Elias and Henrietta (Wasserman) Arnstein; ed. pub- lic schools and college in Bavaria, finishing with 2 years in Paris, whence, in 1875, came direct to Chicago; m. Chicago, 1881, Miss Nan- nette Frank, a niece of Mr. Michael Reese, the founder of the Michael Reese Hosp .; chil- dren: Emanuel, Etta (Mrs. Samuel Frensdorf), Rose (Mrs. D. F. Falter). Upon arrival in Chi- cago in 1875, established in importing trade in which he has continued, handling bronze powders, to which has been added the manu- facture of rubber cements and enamels, and of the Arnstein Gold Leaf Substitute. Club: Standard. Office: Thirty-fifth St. and Shields Av. Residence: 4543 Greenwood Av.

ARONSON, Maurice, pianist, writer, critic. Address: 4916 Indiana Av. (See Who's Who in America for sketch.)

ARTHUR, William Henry, lawyer; b. Dub- lin, Ireland, Dec. 27, 1868; s. Harry and Mar- tha (Hennan) Arthur; came to Chicago in early infancy; ed. public and high schools of Chicago; m. Chicago, Oct., 1890, Sophie T. Boller. First employment after leaving school was in fire insurance office of R. A. Waller, and afterward was over five years in head of- fice of the Queen Insurance Co .; devoted lei- sure to study of law, and in 1891 was appoint- ed librarian of the Ashland Blk. Law Library; entered law dept. of Lake Forest Univ., 1890, and was grad. LL.B., in 1892; was asst. cor- poration counsel, 1895-1902: since then en- gaged in general practice of law in Chicago, making a specialty of corporation and munici- pal law, and has prepared a revision of the Municipal Code of Chicago, known as the Code of 1905. Fond of all-round athletics, and was of championship timber. Mason. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Club: Menoken. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 1335 Fulton St.

ARTINGSTALL, Samuel George, civil en- gineer; b. Manchester, Eng., Nov. 25, 1845; s. John and Ellen (Hall) Artingstall; ed. public schools of Manchester; m. Chicago, Nov. 1, 1874, Susan Archer; children: Mrs. John Han- son, William, Grace, Sadie, Samuel G. Jr., John, May, Gertrude, Lilian. Engaged in study and practice of civil engineering in Manches- ter 6 years before coming to Chicago in 1869; was city engineer, 1886-8, and again, 1893-5; later chief engineer of the Sanitary Board.

Mem. American Soc. of Civil Engineers, West- ern Soc. of Engineers, American Water Works Assn .; associate mem. Institute of Civil En- gineers of Great Britain. Independent in poli- tics. Mason: Cleveland Lodge and Washing- ton Chapter. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 13 South Hamilton Av.

ASAY, William Cooper, lawyer; b. June 28, 1857; s. Edward G. and Emma O. Asay; ed. public schools of Chicago, Lake Forest Acad- emy and Yale College, graduating A.B., 1880; studied law in office of his father; admitted to bar 1881; was leading counsel in the cele- brated Storey case, and has been identified with other important litigations; has been an extensive traveler; was for several years a member of the First Regiment, I. N. G .; was asst. city attorney from Dec., 1892, to May, 1893; in May, 1903, appointed city prosecuting attorney; served till May, 1905. Office: 79 Dear- born St. Residence: 2572 Wayne Av.

ASCHER, Theodore, wholesale millinery; b. Hamburg, Ger., Feb. 25, 1844; s. Martin and Henrietta Ascher; ed. in Hamburg public schools and in Johanneum Academy; m. first, Chicago, Mar., 1870, Caroline Pollock; second, New York, Apr. 15, 1873, Lena Wetzer; chil- dren: Martin, Carrie, Henrietta. Came from Germany to New York, 1867; came to Chicago and was traveling salesman, 1868-72; mem. firm of Ascher, Bernard & Co., wholesale mil- linery, 1873-91; purchased Mr. Bernard's in- terest and business continued as Theo. Ascher & Co., 1891-9; incorporated, 1899, as Theo. Ascher Co., of which he is pres. Republican. Office: 135-136 Michigan Av. Residence: 498 LaSalle Av.

ASHBY, James H., gen. supt. Union Stock Yards and Transit Co .; b. Dutchess Co., N. Y., Nov. 17, 1847; s. James N. and Sarah (Van Benschoten) Ashby; m. 1872. Maria S. Rogers; lived on home farm until 1880, when he came to Chicago and entered employ of the Union Stock Yards as yardmaster, a position he held about 6 years, when he was appointed asst. supt .. and has been gen. supt. since 1887. Pres. and dir. North Av. Mfg. Co., Am- ity Bldg. and Loan Assn .; dir. Nat. Live Stock Bank, Stock Yards Savings Bank, Union Rendering Co. Club: Washington Park. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards. Resi- dence: 361 Oakwood Boul.

ASHCRAFT, Edwin M., lawyer; b. Virginia. Aug. 27, 1848; s. James M. and Clarissa (Swiger) Ashcraft; ed. public schools of Vir- ginia and Illinois; m. Belleville, Ill., Mar. 16, 1875, Florence R. Moore; children: Raymond M., Edwin M. Jr., Florence V., Alan E. Ad- mitted to bar Jan. 1, 1873; now senior of firm of Ashcraft & Ashcraft. Mem. (ex-pres.) Chi- cago Bar Assn .; mem. Illinois State Bar Assn. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton. Union League. Office: Woman's Temple. Residence: 6046 Kim- bark Av.

ASHCRAFT, Raymond Moore, lawyer; h. Vandalia, Fayette Co., Ill., Jan. 9, 1876; S. Edwin M. and Florence R. (Moore) Ashcraft; ed. Vandalia public schools, 1884-6, Chicago public schools, 1887-92, Chicago Manual Train- ing School, 1892-4, grad. 1894, grad. North- western Univ. Law School, LL.B., 1897, Lake Forest Univ. Law School, 1898; m. Chicago, Aug. 3, 1901. Charleta Peck. Admitted to bar, June 16, 1897: employed by law firm of Ash- craft & Gordon, 1894-1900; engaged in practice with father and brother. Edwin M. Ashcraft, Jr., in firm of Ashcraft & Ashcraft. Republi- can. Presbyterian. Mem. Delta Chi fraternity, Chicago Bar Assn. Club: Woodlawn Tennis. Office: 184 LaSalle St. Residence: 258 E. 62d St.

ASHTON, Henry Major, lawyer; b. Arcadia, Wis .. Apr. 6, 1867; s. William and Elizabeth (Faulds) Ashton; attended the Univ. of Wis- consin, 1889-92; unmarried. Admitted to bar

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1898 by the Supreme Court of Illinois, and has since been continuously engaged in general law practice in Chicago. Contributor to news- papers and magazines on public questions. Democrat. Mason, Knight of Pythias; mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Clubs: Iro- quois, Jefferson, Carlyle. Office: 99 Randolph St. Residence: 3646 Ellis Av.

ATKINS, Llewellyn Reynolds, lawyer; b. Lincoln, Ill., Nov. 8, 1869; s. Samuel Thomas and Lucy (Bates) Atkins; ed. in common schools, Lincoln, Ill., Dixon Business College, Dixon, Ill., law department of Lake Forest (Ill.) Univ., LL.B., 1896. For four years was in charge of the receiving business of Boyden & Co., grain shipping and commission mer- chants on Chicago Board of Trade; upon death of Mr. George D. Boyden, of that firm, engaged with the American Cereal Co. (Quaker Oats) at Chicago, remaining with them nearly 6 years, the last 3 as credit man; resigned in 1900 to join Messrs. Thomas Bates and Lucien E. Harding in the present law firm of Bates, Harding & Atkins, practice of law. Republican. Mem. 4th Presbyterian Church of Chicago; mem. Sons of Revolution. Office: New York Life Bldg. Residence: 319 E. Superior St.

ATKINSON; see also Adkinson.

ATKINSON, Charles Andrew, lawyer; b. Webster, O., Feb. 9, 1852; s. Lewis A. and Amanda L. (Long) Atkinson; early ed'n in pub- lic schools; taught school for 3 years, begin- ning teaching at age 17; grad. from Ohio Univ., Athens, O., 1874; m. Jackson, O., Dec. 25, 1876, Florence B. Gilliland. Admitted to bar 1875; engaged in practice in Ohio and was 4 years prosecuting attorney for Jackson Co., O .; re- moved to Lincoln, Neb., where was city attor- ney, and later was special U. S. attorney 2 years; located in practice in Chicago, 1899; is 2nd vice-pres. and counsel of the Federal Life Insurance Co .; also vice-pres. of the Federal Agency Co. and of the Union Securities Co. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Loyal Legion. Club: Hamilton. Office: Marquette Bldg. Resi- dence: 259 E. 54th St.

ATKINSON, Charles Thomson, broker; b. El- mira, N. Y., Nov. 14, 1864; s. Frank Holway and Helen (Dunn) Atkinson; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, June 18, 1891, Martha Wells. In railway service with varlous roads, ending with C. B. & Q. R. R. as general agent at Cincinnati, O., 1900-1; with Leonard, Atkin- son & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes, Chicago, 1891-7; with M. D. Wells & Co., same line, 1893-9; stock broker with William H. Colvin & Co., Chicago, 1900-2; since 1902 with Finley Barrell & Co., stocks, bonds, grain, etc. Mem. S. A. R., Sons of Revolution, Soc. of Colonial Wars. Republican. In Illinois Naval Reserve as ensign, and later, lieutenant, 1896- 1898. Clubs: Chicago, Midlothian. Office: Mon- adnock Bldg. Residence: 2022 Indiana Av.

ATTLEY, James Miles, lumber merchant; b. Chicago, June 30, 1857; s. John and Mary (McKendrick) Attley; lived at Polo, Ill., 1858- 1893; ed. public school there; m. Dixon, Ill., 1881, Kate McGrath; children: Philip, Allce, George Emmett. Was engaged in the lumber business at Polo, Ill., and is still interested there as pres. of the McGrath & Attley Lum- her Co. Came to Chicago in 1893 and has since been identified with the wholesale lumber business in this city, and is now senior mem. of the firm of J. M. Attley & Co .; also treas. and director of the Sagola Lumber Co. Mem. Order of Hoo-Hoos, North American Union. Clubs: The Oaks (Austin), Westward Ho. Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 5902 Midway Park (Austin).

ATTLEY, John Daniel, lumber merchant; b. Polo, Ill., Aug. 16, 1867; s. John and Mary (McKendrick) Attley; ed. public school Polo, Ill .; m. Dixon, Ill., 1889, Myrtle Dickinson; one daughter: Myrtle. Began connection with

the lumber business twenty years ago at Polo, Ill., and came to Chicago, 1896; in 1901 with J. M. Attley established the firm of J. M. Attley & Co., of which he is junior partner. Mem. Commercial Travelers Protective Assn., Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen. Club: The Oaks (Austin). Office: Railway Exchange Bldg. Residence: 5924 W. Ohio St. (Austin).

ATWATER, Arthur Jeronie, sales agent for coal producers; b. Fond du Lac, Wis., May 8, 1858; s. John Bowman and Laura (Allen) At- water; ed. public and high schools of Geneva, 111., graduating 1876; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1889, May Purdy; children: Harry Arthur, George Wilson, Elaine Laurette, Cordelia Althea, Maxine Helen. After leaving school entered the employ of Coxe Bros. & Co., coal; was later with the Consolidated Coal Co .; after- ward with the New Pittsburgh Co .; thence, in 1900, to the Sunday Creek Coal Co., for which he is western sales agent. Republican. Mason, Mem. Oriental Consistory, Scottish Rite, Me- dinah Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Was for 8 years mem. board of trustees; was also mem. board of local improvements at Morgan Park; vestryman of the Church of

the Meditator (Episcopalian). Director of Ridge Country Club. Mem. Royal League, Modern . Woodmen of America. Office: Old Col- ony Bldg. Residence: Morgan Park, Ill.

ATWOOD, Fred Holmes, lawyer; b. LeRoy, Calhoun Co., Mich., Feb. 4, 1863; s. Ephraim and Samantha J. Atwood; ed. country school, W. LeRoy, Mich., Battle Creek (Mich.) Col- lege; law department Univ. of Michigan, 1883- 1884; m. Vicksburg, Mich., Nov. 4, 1885, Minnie P. Best; children: Ivan Jay Best Atwood, Ephraim Henry Atwood. Admitted to bar, Feb 20, 1884; practiced alone until 1887; mem. of firm of Cruikshank & Atwood, 1887-97; since 1897 of Atwood, Pease, Corbin & Loucks; trial lawyer of the firm. Asst. county attorney. 1890-1; presidential elector on Cleveland and Stevenson ticket, 1892. Democrat until 1896, since then Republican. Mem. Masonic lodge, chapter and commandery. Office: Tacoma Bldg. Residence: 1857 Melrose St.

AURAND, Samuel Herbert, physician; b. Loran, Stephenson Co., Ill., Oct. 26, 1854; s. Joel and Susannah (Getgen) Aurand; worked on farm and attended district school until 1873; attended Iowa Wesleyan Univ. and Mt. Morris College, 1881; grad. Hahnemann Med. College of Chicago, M.D., 1884, and has taken various post-graduate courses; m., 1st, 1887, Maggie Tollmeier (died 1893); 1 son: Arthur; m., 2d, Freeport, Ill., 1895, Flora I. Knoll. Began teaching public school, 1874; began practice of medicine, 1884, at Loran, Il1. (6 years); then spent 1 year in Chicago hosps. and colleges; practiced at Pearl City, Ill., 4 years; Freeport, Ill., 2 years; in Chicago since 1897. Mem. Cook Co. Hosp. staff, 1893-4. Vice- pres. and prof. of materia medica and clinical medicine Chicago Homo. Med. College; vice- pres. Illinois Homo. Med. Assn .; mem. Chicago Homœ. Med. Soc. and of Am. Institute of Homo. Dir. Pearl City Bank of Pearl City, Ill. Republican. Mem. and trustee Park Av. M. E. Church. Mason; Blue Lodge, Chap- ter and Consistory. Mem. Modern Woodmen of America. Office: 720 Washington Boul. Resi- dence: 718 Washington Boul.

AUSTIN, Bernard Nelson, railway official; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 9. 1856; s. Robert N. and Sarah (Ford) Austin; ed. Milwaukee public schools, Roval Military Acad., Berlin, Ger. (1867-71); High School and Milwaukee Acad., Milwaukee, 1871-4; m. Milwaukee, Nov., 1880, Clara A. Whitcomb: children: Lester W., Juliet. Louise. Began railway service as gen- eral office clerk of the C., M. & St. P. Ry., 1874-80: general office clerk in auditing dept. of N. P. R. R., 1880-4: passenger and ticket agent at Minneapolis, Minn., 1884-8; asst. gen- eral passenger agent at St. Paul, Minn., 1888-

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 6

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652